Total Crime Rate
43.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ringwood Road area has the 51st lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Canford Heath , and the 529th lowest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ringwood Road (BH12 3JN) in the last 12 months was 43.7 per 1,000 residents and was 39.7% lower than the Canford Heath average (72.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ringwood Road (BH12 3JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cynthia Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Poole| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ringwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fancy Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lavinia Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Madeline Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cynthia Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kimmeridge Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ringwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aldersgate Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ringwood Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ringwood Road | — |
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